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vidmouse:
Have no idea if this is even possible, but I thought I'd ask the question.

I just scored another cab off ebay that is complete except for
a monitor and a back panel.  Was wondering if I can take my
old 19" tv that only has coaxial cable inputs and turn it into
a monitor for this cab w/o really MAME-ing it?  (it comes with
the oriignal boards and roms but don't know 100% if they're
working)

As a second option (ie if they don't work), I could MAME it but then I'd need a way to
hook into the coaxial cable inputs -- some help here would be
great too!

This is the cab I got:


http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9700

Thanks for any help!

ahofle:
It's possible, but not exactly easy.  You will need a chassis to convert your TV to an arcade monitor.  Something like this:

http://www.8liners.com/datatech/monitor.html

fa001:
Has anyone tried one of these 8-liners chassis?
I would be interested in a review or impressions.

- Fred

ahofle:
There's a big thread somewhere in the monitor forum.  Rick from niemandisplays.com may also be able to help.

vidmouse:
Thanks.  Just taking a look at it ,  it seems more than what I'd want to get into.

Another thought, maybe if I MAME it I can use my 19" as a monitor by
using an RF modulator to accept my PC's s-video input.  ANy better
way to do this than buy an RF modulator?  (note my tv is old, has
only a coaxial cable input)

What did those old game boxes do that came with Atari's?... seemed like you plugged in a single cable  to this box and you could screw in the box terminals to a coax cable converter...  can't remmber how it all worked though.

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